minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•How can you apply "think before you speak" if it isn't feasible to pause for 15 seconds between every sentence you say mid conversation????linkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 days agoThe smartest people I’ve ever met pause for at least five seconds before answering direct questions. Some for much longer. There’s a Supreme Court justice who I’m told pauses for like 25 seconds or more anytime she’s asked a question. linkfedilink
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldtoTraditional Art@lemmy.world•Towboas Along the Yotsugi Dōri Canal - by Hiroshige Utagawa (1857)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’ll be the Ever Given all over again. linkfedilink
The smartest people I’ve ever met pause for at least five seconds before answering direct questions. Some for much longer. There’s a Supreme Court justice who I’m told pauses for like 25 seconds or more anytime she’s asked a question.